Top 100 songs for January 1, 1966
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1966 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “The Sound Of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel. Meanwhile, “As Tears Go By” by The Rolling Stones rises from No. 79 to No. 48. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- As Tears Go By — The Rolling Stonesup 31 places, No. 79 → No. 48
- Attack — The Toysup 26 places, No. 59 → No. 33
- The Men In My Little Girl's Life — Mike Douglasup 23 places, No. 80 → No. 57
New to this week’s Top 10
- We Can Work It Out — The BeatlesNo. 2
New to this week’s Top 40
- A Must To Avoid — Herman's HermitsNo. 27
- Attack — The ToysNo. 33
- A Sweet Woman Like You — Joe TexNo. 34
- Thunderball — Tom JonesNo. 36
- You've Been Cheatin' — The ImpressionsNo. 37
- Harlem Nocturne — The ViscountsNo. 39
- Lies — The KnickerbockersNo. 40
First-week entries
- Tell Me Why — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 75
- Don't Mess With Bill — The MarvelettesNo. 80
- Barbara Ann — The Beach BoysNo. 81
- Like A Baby — Len BarryNo. 83
- Spread It On Thick — The GentrysNo. 85
- Hurt — Little Anthony And The ImperialsNo. 89
- I See The Light — The Five AmericansNo. 92
- Get Out Of My Life, Woman — Lee DorseyNo. 93
- Yesterday Man — Chris AndrewsNo. 94
- Blue River — Elvis PresleyNo. 95
- Follow Your Heart — The ManhattansNo. 96
- Look In My Eyes — The Three DegreesNo. 97
- Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? — Bob DylanNo. 99
- Mountain Of Love — Billy StewartNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.